I am losing my mind!!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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So, last night I was playing a fun little Lego board game with my five year old son. You go around the board, collecting pieces so that you can build a boat, airplane, robot, whatever.

It was my son’s turn to pick a piece, and he did so. I noticed that he didn’t need that piece. So, I said, “Oh no, honey, you already have that piece, pick a different one.” He then responded that he did so need it and he was going to take it.

I took his building instruction card from him and carefully examined it. I said, “Blake you do not need this piece. See? You’ve already got it. Pick another one.”

He insisted that he needed it and I insisted he didn’t. It turned into a HUGE fight, with him crying and me getting mad. I ended up SENDING HIM TO HIS ROOM! Over a stupid Lego game!

A few minutes later (after I calmed down and laughed at myself for getting so worked up), I told him he could come out and we could finish the game if he took his turn properly and didn’t take pieces he doesn’t need. He again insisted he needed that piece and I turned him around and sent him right back to his room! :eek:

Again, I told him he could come out if we could finish the game by following the rules. He came out, examined his card, took a different piece, and promptly won the game! Turns out it was the last piece he needed, and we fought for probably 15 minutes over it.

I need some adult friends to play with…

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Reminds me of the Monopoly fights I used to have with my Dad when I was a kid. He was always right. Actual Dad quotes from those arguments:

“No, you don’t get one of each kind of bill when you land on Free Parking.”

“Three hotels on Boardwalk? Since when can you do that?”

“Lemme see that Community Chest card. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t say ‘Send the player of your choice directly to jail.’”

“You’ve mortgaged all your properties, you don’t have any money and you just landed on my Marvin Gardens with a hotel on it. Explain to me how you think you haven’t lost.”

“You didn’t have that $1,000 when I got up to get a beer…”